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Friday, September 27, 2013

Lee Hi chosen as one of Billboard’s hottest young singers

A 17-year-old rookie K-pop singer has been chosen by Billboard as one of
the hottest young singers this year.

(Clockwise from top left) One Direction, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Lee Hi (Photos courtesy of Instagram account of One Direction, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus and www.newsen.com)

Billboard has released its annual 21 Under 21 list,
which ranked “music’s most powerful minors.”

One of them is Lee Hi, an artist under YG
Entertainment. Lee Hi’s entry into the entertainment scene was through the
first season of the SBS talent search show “K-pop Star,” which ran from
December 2011 to April 2012.

“From bubbly boy bands (and a cool girl group) to
hip-hop powerhouses, a sweet K-Pop princess to a rising EDM star, and of
course, international pop icons, these are the fresh faces whose careers will
continue to pack the biggest punches over the next 12 months,” according to
Billboard.

It added, “They’ve got hit records, millions of
fans, and the kind of success most musicians only dream of – and they can’t
even legally uncork a bottle of champagne to celebrate their success.”

Lee Hi finished runner-up to Park Ji Min in the
“K-pop Star” show and was signed up by YG Entertainment.

She was supposed to be in the K-pop group Su Pearls
but when she became successful as a solo artist, YG Entertainment decided not
to launch the girl band.